_Spur Money._--I beg to offer the following humble illustration of
spur-money, which I copied from the belfry wall of All Saints Church at
Hastings:--
1.
"This is a belfry that is free
For all those that civil be:
And if you please to chime or ring,
It is a very pleasant thing.
2.
"There is no musick play'd or sung,
Like unto bells when they're well rung:
Then right your bells well, if you can--
Silence is best for every man.
3.
"But if you ring in _spur or hat_,
Sixpence you pay--be sure of that:
And if a bell you overthrow,
Pray pay a groat before you go."
(dated) 1756.